Chapter 597 Peshawar
After eating in the French restaurant, drinking in the executive lounge, and sleeping on the two-meter-wide bed, Chen Chen's two days in Tunisia ended peacefully.
Xia Xing has already arranged a flight to Pakistan, flying from Tunisia to Dubai, then connecting to Islamabad.
As for the route from Islamabad to Peshawar, it’s actually not that difficult.
Colleagues there have arranged vehicles and security in advance. After landing, Chen Chen only needs to follow the team like a real businessman visiting Pakistan for inspection, and there will be no risk.
However, although it sounds so simple, the nearly 30-hour trip still made Chen Chen miserable.
Humans are such strange animals. Just a few days ago, Chen Chen was still fighting on the battlefield. Let alone rest, eating and drinking water were just a luxury.
At that time, he didn't feel any hardship, as if everything was natural.
On the contrary, when the real difficulties were over, he couldn't stand it anymore.
Fortunately, Xia Xing had booked first class for the entire journey, so at least changing the dressing for the wound on his leg was not a problem.
After finally landing in Islamabad, Chen Chen felt that his legs were almost giving way.
But when he moved out of the cabin, boarded the VIP exclusive shuttle bus, and saw the two people sitting in the car, he finally regained some of his energy.
Shi Dakai, Peng Xucheng.
After not seeing each other for several months, Chen Chen originally thought that Shi Dakai, who was responsible for coordinating the overall situation, would have some obvious changes, but at a glance, it turned out that he was almost exactly the same as when he handed over Pubei to him.
Simple combat uniform, unshaved beard, standard hairstyle, and skin that has darkened a degree.
It can be said that compared with Peng Xucheng, who is a businessman next to him, his image in the TV series may not even be comparable to that of a bodyguard.
But in fact, Shi Dakai is the real talker, and Peng Xucheng is just a manager slightly lower than him.
The two looked at each other, and Shi Dakai asked:
"Captain, how are your injuries?"
"No big deal."
Chen Chen waved his hand and replied:
"No muscles were injured. Mr. Chuan did a good job with the stitches. He has been treated for anti-infection. It will take a month or two to fully recover."
"How are you doing there?"
In fact, the situation in Pubei is always under Chen Chen's control. Not to mention major decisions, some ordinary approvals for the mobilization of human and financial resources will eventually come to him.
Even when the battle is at its fiercest, Chen Chen will take time to deal with it and never let Pubei's power be completely isolated from the group.
But even so, it is still necessary to ask Shi Dakai in front of him.
When a young couple meets, they still have to find topics to express their feelings to each other. As the most important partners, shouldn't they still have a chat?
"It can basically be said to be completely stable."
"The Pubei Railway Project has begun to go on track, and Bao Xiaomei has completely 'unified' the Wa State."
"Currently, our relationship with them has begun to become simpler, that is, pure cooperation and separation."
"The more complicated thing is Kachin, which is not worth fighting."
"But to be honest, we don't intend to allow Kachin to be completely settled in a short period of time."
"On the one hand, we need a chaotic area to tie up the resources of the Bagan government. On the other hand, a too peaceful situation is not conducive to the development of our combat effectiveness."
"So, basically the status quo is maintained - but Myitkyina is still very stable, we have an armored brigade there."
"Armored brigade is such a strange expression."
Chen Chen smiled helplessly and said:
"I think it's better to call it an armored company instead. There are only a few dozen armored vehicles in total, and it's a brigade."
"As the Romans do, what can you do?"
Shi Dakai also felt that this term was ridiculous - especially after reading the battle report of Chen Chen and his team in Syria, he felt that the battle in Pubei was actually no different from playing house in many cases.
But like he said, do as the Romans do.
If all the surrounding armed forces call their hundreds of people into a brigade, then if you don't call, you will appear cowardly.
Having said this, Shi Dakai paused for a moment, then looked at Peng Xucheng and said:
"Xucheng, please talk about financial issues."
"I don't need to say this."
Peng Xucheng shook his head and replied:
"The boss can understand the financial report. It has been discussed before."
"The new change now is that part of the commission for the Syrian mission has been received, totaling US$220 million."
"Calculated in proportion, it's almost 20%."
"We have already had someone communicating with their specialized personnel regarding the follow-up payment, and it probably won't be fast."
"It's not a big deal."
Chen Chen waved his hands and said:
"The physical assets we obtained are more valuable, and this is the focus of your follow-up work."
"The experience at the gold mine can be used as a reference, but the size of the Omar Oilfield is not of the same order of magnitude as that of the Huishai Gold Mine. If you should add more people, you should bring in consultants."
"Be as professional and commercial as possible."
"This is also one of the most important goals of our transformation."
"I see."
Peng Xucheng nodded immediately, as if he was obeying his words.
After the exchange between the three of them ended, Li Bangcai, who was following Chen Chen, finally blended in and reminisced with Shi Dakai and Peng Xucheng one by one.
It must be said that from the perspective of the closeness of their relationship, Li Bang, Shi Dakai, Chen Chen and Peng Xucheng are still separated by a barrier.
So they did not talk too much about sensitive or confidential topics, but simply talked about the recent situation and some nonsense.
At this time, the special car had left the airport. Looking at the strange but familiar desert scene outside the window, Chen Chen asked casually:
"After arriving in Islamabad, what are our subsequent plans?"
"Have you handed over the accommodation and transportation issues?"
"Yes."
Shi Dakai nodded and replied:
"We will not go to Islamabad, but directly to Peshawar."
"Go directly to Peshawar?"
Chen Chen asked with a little surprise.
"Yes, the situation in Islamabad has not been stable recently. There have been small-scale violent incidents in the city. The Pakistani military has begun to intervene in maintaining stability. It is estimated that it will take some time to restore normal order."
"So, for safety reasons, we simply eliminated the trip to Islamabad."
"Go straight to Peshawar and fly away after finishing the business."
"Understood."
Chen Chen had no doubts about Shi Dakai's safety. Even from his personal point of view, this was the best strategy.
The only thing he was worried about was whether there would be uncontrollable risks after arriving in Peshawar if he did not establish contact with the Pakistani government in Islamabad in advance.
Thinking of this, he asked:
"Is our security team trustworthy?"
"Trustworthy, all of them are members of the Pakistani SSG, drawn from the Zarrar Camp."
"They are very experienced in VIP protection. They have been responsible for many minor personnel protection work before, and have also trained the Nigerian AFSF commandos. Their combat effectiveness is not weak."
"That's no problem."
Chen Chen couldn't comment on the combat effectiveness of the SSG.
But as long as Pakistan sent out the SSG, it means that the project has been officially approved by Pakistan. Unless there are force majeure factors, some "ordinary" security issues are basically impossible to occur.
The arrangement of the big brother in the north is still quite safe.
Within their authority, the Dongfeng Corps has basically enjoyed the highest level of treatment.
The last worry was also solved, and Chen Chen's mood was completely relaxed.
He leaned on the seat of the business car and slowly fell asleep. When he woke up, the car had arrived in Peshawar.
Rather than saying that this is a city, it is better to say that this is a super-large village settlement.
Looking around, Chen Chen basically couldn't see any high-rise buildings. All he could see were low-rise houses and dusty signs hanging outside the houses.
"Where is the gun shop street?"
Chen Chen rubbed his sleepy eyes and asked Shi Dakai, who was energetic beside him.
"Bella Road, there are still two blocks away."
"Should we go directly there, or go to the hotel to rest first?"
"Go directly there, I have to determine the location of ORSIS first."
"According to previous intelligence, the ORSIS factory should be in a large warehouse called Harris Khan, in the neighborhood where gun stores are concentrated."
"I don't know the exact location, but they are a big target. We should be able to find it by looking along Bella Road."
"No problem."
Chen Chen made a decision, and Shi Dakai responded quickly.
Through the translator, he gave orders to all the security personnel accompanying the team, so this slightly special convoy turned into Bella Street and began to slowly move along this extremely famous street, but few people can name it.
Looking at the "stores" with open doors on both sides of the road, Chen Chen couldn't help but admire it.
"The scale of arms trading here is really incomparable to that of Pubei."
"I remember when we first arrived in Mengka, the stock of weapons in a business was already rich, selling guns, cannons, and explosives, but compared with here, it is completely insignificant."
"Did you see that store? It specializes in AK series weapons."
"Is that AK-201? The features are quite obvious."
"This thing has just been developed by the Russians and has not yet been put into mass production. It can be found in Peshawar. It's incredible."
"What model is AK-201?"
Li Bang interrupted and asked.
"The latest model of the Russian assault rifle is an upgraded version of the AK-100 series."
"Strictly speaking, this gun can no longer belong to the same series as the original AK-47. The technical style and design ideas of this gun have changed significantly."
"For gunners who are used to the AK-74M, it should not be too difficult to switch to this gun, but if you have been using AK-47, 56 submachine guns, etc., it is estimated that it will be difficult to adapt to the style of this gun."
"However, this gun is also considered to be a more representative model among the fifth-generation guns of the Russians."
"When we go back, remember to purchase a batch and bring it back to study what is going on."
"No problem, I'll write it down."
Peng Xucheng nodded in agreement, and Chen Chen's eyes had already moved to his next target.
"Look, who said there are no NATO weapons in Peshawar? AR-15!"
In the shabby shop, the AR-15 hanging in the most conspicuous position at the door is quite conspicuous. It can even be said that compared with other guns around it, it has a unique beauty that stands out from the crowd.
——
However, this is limited to the first impression.
Looking carefully, this AR-15 is still very different from the original version. The shooting of the rear sight and front sight are slightly different from the original version, and the fishbone design is directly copied from the HK416.
Stitch monster.
"What kind of gun is this? It doesn't look like an AR-15."
Li Bang asked curiously.
"I don't know, probably a Z-15 Zbroyar or something like that."
Chen Chen shook his head and answered casually.
As the convoy moved forward, strange-shaped guns appeared in front of them one after another. Chen Chen gained a lot of knowledge. It was also the first time for him to see so many magic-modified guns gathered in the same place.
In comparison, Pubei's magic modified Daka is really not good enough.
A few minutes later, at the end of the street, the convoy finally came to a halt.
After confirming that the external environment was safe, the SSG security team members issued a signal to get off the vehicle.
Chen Chen opened the door and carefully moved his injured leg out of the car. Shi Dakai subconsciously helped him, but quickly let go.
Chen Chen looked at him in surprise and said:
"What are you doing? Hold on!"
".I thought you didn't want help."
Shi Dakai replied dumbfounded.
"It's hard for me to walk now, what's the matter if I help you? This street is almost complete, Peng Xucheng, what do you think?"
"The types of weapons here are different from what I imagined."
Peng Xucheng pondered for a moment, and then explained:
"The number of light weapons is much lower than that of heavy weapons, which is totally unreasonable."
"Normally speaking, a reasonable weapons market should trade a large number of light weapons and a small amount of heavy weapons at the same time. For example, in Pubei, you can buy Bayi bars, heavy machine guns and mortars in a trading house."
"But obviously, that's not the case here."
"At first glance, all they have is guns."
"I don't understand. Don't they need more firepower? Or are the rules here not allowing them to produce heavy weapons?"
"It has nothing to do with the rules."
Chen Chen shook his head and explained:
"Since 2010, the power to manage firearms in Pakistan has been decentralized to provincial governments, and provincial governments have flexibility in their control of weapons."
"Theoretically, since AK-201 can appear here, NSV should appear."
"After all, both are illegal, and there is almost no difference in severity."
"It's strange. You have to solve this problem yourself."
"If we can get the answer, maybe our export plan can be based directly on Peshawar."
"clear."
Peng Xucheng nodded in agreement, and at this moment, Li Bang suddenly said:
"I saw the warehouse you were talking about."
"It's right there. It really stands out."
Looking in the direction of his finger, Chen Chen saw a very modern logo on a large warehouse building.
ORSIS.
Less than 100 meters away, the target is in front of us.
Chen Chen breathed a long sigh of relief and said to everyone:
"Okay, here's what we're looking for."
"Cheer up and get ready to get down to business!"